hayward

¹

[hey-wawrd]

noun

1. an officer having charge of hedges and fences around a town common, especially to keep cattle from breaking through and to impound stray cattle.

Hayward

²

[hey-werd]

noun

1. Leland, 1902–71, U.S. theatrical producer.

2. a city in central California, SE of Oakland.

hayward

/ ˈheɪˌwɔːd /

noun

1. obsolete,  a parish officer in charge of enclosures and fences

Word History and Origins

Origin of hayward¹

1175–1225; Middle English heiward, equivalent to hei ( e ) hedge, fence ( Old English hege; akin to hedge, haw ³ ) + ward ward

Example Sentences

In Northern California, the Hayward and Calaveras faults can creep without producing an earthquake, and are less straight, so they’re considered less likely to have supershear ruptures, Aagaard said.

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“We were originally a rhythm and blues band, wearing blue suits and singing about people and problems in the Deep South,” Hayward recalled in an interview with The Times in 1990.

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Having been asked by their record company to come up with an LP that would show off the hi-fi possibilities of its new recording equipment, Hayward and Lodge pushed the band toward a more ornate sound that blended rock and classical music.

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The band broke up after “Seventh Sojourn” — Hayward told The Times that “we were getting more and more enclosed and introverted, and there was just nothing left to talk about” — though he and Lodge released a duo album, “Blue Jays,” in 1975; two years later, Lodge put out his first solo LP, “Natural Avenue.”

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The Moody Blues reconvened in 1977 and went on to find success in the synth-pop ’80s with songs like “Gemini Dream,” “The Voice” “and “Your Wildest Dreams,” the last of which became a hit on MTV with a music video starring Hayward as a musician looking back at his life.

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